MIDDLETOWN – A 35-year-old woman was charged with sixth-degree larceny after police said she attempted to steal $226.14 worth of shrimp and Red Bull energy drinks from a local supermarket.

Police said the incident occurred on the morning of April 26 when Rosaline Anne Gaffey, 35, of Loveland Street in Middletown, was stopped by an assistant manager at the Price Chopper on Washington Street trying to leave the store without paying for shrimp and Red Bull energy drinks estimated at $226.14. The incident was captured on the store's surveillance video, police said.

Gaffey, who was in her McDonald's uniform at the time, returned the items without incident and was asked not to return to the store, police said.

Police called the McDonald's where Gaffey works and arranged to meet with her to speak with her about the incident. Gaffey told police that she was addicted to heroin and tried to steal the items to pay for her habit. She was charged with sixth-degree larceny.